Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§19011 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Update

Title 42 › CHAPTER 163 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITION, AND INNOVATION › SUBCHAPTER III — NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE › Part C — Broadening Participation › § 19011

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Over the next five years, the Foundation must raise the number of Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarships by 50 percent. The Director must fund meetings, conferences, and other outreach to recruit more diverse participants from groups like historically Black colleges and universities; Tribal Colleges or Universities; minority-serving institutions; colleges serving rural areas (including EPSCoR); labor organizations; emerging research institutions; and programs for veterans.

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Title 42, §19011

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(a)Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that over the next five years the Foundation should increase the number of scholarships awarded under the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program established under section 1862n–1 of this title by 50 percent.

(b)Outreach

To increase the diversity of participants, the Director shall support symposia, forums, conferences, and other activities to expand and enhance outreach to—

(1)historically Black colleges and universities;

(2)Tribal Colleges or Universities;

(3)minority-serving institutions;

(4)institutions of higher education that are located near or serve rural communities, including EPSCoR institutions;

(5)labor organizations;

(6)emerging research institutions; and

(7)higher education programs that serve or support veterans.

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42 U.S.C. § 19011

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110